Getting use to the romenian language

The first time I thought in doing an EVS volunteering the idea of learning a new language was one of the main attractions and reasons to join this experience. How you pretend to life in a foreign country for a long period of time without wanting to learn their language and communicate with the locals. Even when almost every romanian person that I know has the skill to talk in more than one language from English to Spanish, they are really good with the languages. Also, the more languages you know the best for you professional and personal life.

However with the children it is completely another story. The first time I worked with the kids I felt completely useless because I could not communicate or help them. In the past, from my priori work volunteering I was able to explain the subject we were talking about, to express myself, un general to be capable of make a bound with the children and the teenagers trough the words. So at first I saw this like a handicap making my task impossible and really hard. I am not going to lie, in the beginning it was.

Three months has gone by and things have become more easier it true to say that sometimes the language is still a barrier that you have to overcome. But you always find the way to make you understand and understand the other the best way it is to have your mind open and a lot of patience. Also with the children you can create new ways of communication through the game and mimic.

In conclusion, a valuable lesson that you take from this matter is never turn off a great opportunity for your fears or the own limitations you put to yourself on. Just keep going and you will find a way.

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Nicholas, November 2019

Autumn in Arad

Autumn in Arad With Aspis association we had to prepare a lot of plants for partnership, lavanda, origan, basilic… I also started to learn how to knit: With aid rom association, we went to the cinema, watched movies and had an intercultural night with food, music… With library, I workedwe did a lot of games, and we had a Halloween party and we also participated to a cooking tv show in Arad: It was my last month in Arad, during my time here I learnt a lot, about Romanian culture, and also about me. I met a lot of people, amazing people. So i would like to say thank you to all of them for this adventure :) PA PA LA REVEDERE !

Cosimo

The summer cradled and took care of our expectations, confident we were waiting for the arrival of September and psychologically we were preparing to face an experience that would allow us to help children and young people from the lower classes of society to become integrate into this. Everyone with their convictions, with their methods, with their skills, with their studies; all those securities that have grown over the years and that have made believe them special; each of us, thought to come to Romania and change the lives of these children. As soon as I arrived, i found the first observation that clashed with the idea of starting, I expected to find poverty and desolation at every corner, I found endless fields of sunflowers and characteristic villages along the road that led me to Arad. The city then, between underground bars, clubs, rock concerts, had nothing to envy to so many that i already visited even in my country. The first times, with the other volunteers, it was a contin...

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